Narrative:

On aug/sun/92, flight from smf to sfo was cleared to land on runway 28R. During deceleration, tower cleared us to cross runway 28L and contact ground control after crossing. We exited runway 28R on taxiway 'east' and before entering runway 28L while still in between of runways I heard tower clear an aircraft for takeoff on runway 28L. My reaction was to stop my aircraft before entering the runway 28L boundary which we managed to do so. I looked to my left and saw an aircraft at the approach end of runway 28L and at that point I decided to postpone my runway crossing until after departure of that aircraft and further clearance by tower. A few seconds later tower controller once again cleared us for an immediate crossing of runway 28L and without delay returned to departing aircraft and ordered him to abort his takeoff. At this point, based on my judgement of his rolling speed and estimated over 6000 ft of distance between us, and assuming he is on the takeoff abortion stage, I executed an expeditious crossing of runway 28L. During crossing I maintained a visual contact with the traffic and ensuring the safety of my aircraft from the taking off traffic who failed to respond to repeated takeoff cancellation from tower. At no time during this ordeal was safety of my aircraft or passenger compromised. My suggestion would be more careful controllers and more situation awareness in tower. Also, on the part of the other involved aircraft. To listen closer to ATC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT PIC INDUCES A DEPARTING ACFT INTO AN ABORT SITUATION WHEN HE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH TWR'S CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 28L.

Narrative: ON AUG/SUN/92, FLT FROM SMF TO SFO WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 28R. DURING DECELERATION, TWR CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 28L AND CONTACT GND CTL AFTER XING. WE EXITED RWY 28R ON TAXIWAY 'E' AND BEFORE ENTERING RWY 28L WHILE STILL IN BTWN OF RWYS I HEARD TWR CLR AN ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 28L. MY REACTION WAS TO STOP MY ACFT BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY 28L BOUNDARY WHICH WE MANAGED TO DO SO. I LOOKED TO MY L AND SAW AN ACFT AT THE APCH END OF RWY 28L AND AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO POSTPONE MY RWY XING UNTIL AFTER DEP OF THAT ACFT AND FURTHER CLRNC BY TWR. A FEW SECONDS LATER TWR CTLR ONCE AGAIN CLRED US FOR AN IMMEDIATE XING OF RWY 28L AND WITHOUT DELAY RETURNED TO DEPARTING ACFT AND ORDERED HIM TO ABORT HIS TKOF. AT THIS POINT, BASED ON MY JUDGEMENT OF HIS ROLLING SPD AND ESTIMATED OVER 6000 FT OF DISTANCE BTWN US, AND ASSUMING HE IS ON THE TKOF ABORTION STAGE, I EXECUTED AN EXPEDITIOUS XING OF RWY 28L. DURING XING I MAINTAINED A VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE TFC AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MY ACFT FROM THE TAKING OFF TFC WHO FAILED TO RESPOND TO REPEATED TKOF CANCELLATION FROM TWR. AT NO TIME DURING THIS ORDEAL WAS SAFETY OF MY ACFT OR PAX COMPROMISED. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE MORE CAREFUL CTLRS AND MORE SITUATION AWARENESS IN TWR. ALSO, ON THE PART OF THE OTHER INVOLVED ACFT. TO LISTEN CLOSER TO ATC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.